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2019 RICAS Rel Test Items 
2019 Gr. 3 and Gr. 4 Math RICAS Released Test Items have been entered into the Platform for all teachers to use.  
Here is a listing of each Item # and a Test # with all the items for teacher use.
A teacher might create a test with just a few items to create a formative assessment, or might even just add one item to a Test to give to students.  In almost all cases, the question will be administered as it was on RICAS.

Work has begun on 2019 Gr. 5 Math RICAS, and then we'll start Gr. 6-8 items.
Posted by Jane Daly  On Nov 25, 2019 at 10:18 AM
  
What if you want to administer a test over more than one time period or day? 

In the "OLA Test Administration" window, the teacher would move the student(s) to "LOCKED", then move them back to "IN PROGRESS" when it is time to finish the test.  In this way the teacher controls when the student(s) can participate in testing.
Posted by Jane Daly  On Nov 17, 2019 at 7:12 PM
  
How to include a Word Processing toolbar 
For an Extended Text Response, you may want to include a Word Processing Toolbar for students to use in their response (to bold, italicize, etc.).  This does not include any spell check.  

See the screenshot below of how you make this selection on the item Interaction.
Extended Text
Posted by Jane Daly  On Nov 04, 2019 at 8:58 AM
  
Rubrics-Assigning Permissions 
When creating a rubric, don't forget to also assign permissions if you want others to be able to read the rubric you created.
You can see the screenshot example below, where the creator of the rubric has rights to "read", "update" (edit), and "admin" (add/delete permissions).  We created a group called "All Test Scorers" (which includes teachers, school admin, and principals, which can now "read" or see this rubric.

rubric permission
Posted by Jane Daly  On Nov 04, 2019 at 8:53 AM